Sage ERP X3 developer ecosystem Why become a developer partner with Sage?

Grow forward with us. Quickly. Fast. Globally.

Our customers are always looking for new ways to enhance their Sage experience and get the most from their software, scaling as they grow. However, we would not be able to support our ever-growing customer base of over 6 million customers worldwide without you, our developer community, at our side – providing a rich ecosystem of quality customized and integrated solutions that meet their unique business needs, giving them greater freedom to succeed.

If you have designed a software application for a specific industry or to support a specific technology that adds value to Sage ERP X3, don’t miss out on this new opportunity to partner with Sage.

The advantages and value of partnering with Sage ERP X3 as a Developer partner

The Sage ERP X3 Certified Development Professional program provides your developers with the essential training to develop quality customizations and integrations for Sage ERP X3. This is individual designation indicates your developers have been trained on a corresponding Sage product and applicable development resources.

Your benefits Invest in your people’s knowledgeYour employees have access to Sage University training curriculums: on-demand, live online and in-room training and course material, and can take recertification training to update skillsets.

Invest in your people’s value Your certified developer is entitled to use a Sage ERP X3 Certified Development Professional logo badge. Be part of a growing community network Benefit from Sage’s developer community with training on best practice integration methodologies.

Fee: $3,000 first year $1,000 annual renewal

The Sage ERP X3 Certified Solution Program is designed to give customers peace of mind when choosing Sage ERP X3 integrated solutions, and also help you, Developer partners, gain powerful marketing leverage against non-certified competitors.

Your benefits

Bolster credibility and confidence A Solution Certification gives customers the confidence to invest. It also boosts our Business Partners confidence to build relationships with you – a Developer partner they can trust to work with their customers, and add more value to their business.

Reach a broader customer and channel base Your solution will be listed on Sage price sheets and promoted online.

Increased exposure Through participation in Sage Summit and partner events opportunities.

Incremental revenue opportunities You receive a revenue share split with Sage from new license sales of your solution. Invoicing and billing will be handled by Sage.

Fee: $8,500 per certified solution per year(Fee includes certification testing and a $2,000 credit toward Sage Summit exhibitor costs)

With a growing installed base of 4,800 customers in 100 countries worldwide, Sage ERP X3 is Sage Group’s global ERP solution for midsized and larger companies as well as subsidiaries of large groups with international demands. A simple, flexible and functionally rich web-native ERP solution which lets you take full control with a complete embedded customization and development platform.

The Sage Certified Development Professional and Sage Certified Solution programs provide the structure to help you excel with us.

Create a competitive advantage for your products by offering more powerful integrated capabilities to Sage ERP X3 and gain increased exposure to our customers – globally.

Our programs in a nutshellBenefit from a common developer partner experience from day one

• A pathway to integrate your solutions to Sage ERP X3• A training program to help you establish and maintain

the skillsets you need • Sage-recognized certifications for your employees and

solutions • Incremental revenue opportunities

Certify your people Certify your solutions

Want to start? Follow the path!To develop customized and integrated solutions for Sage ERP X3, complete steps 1 and 2 To become a Sage ERP X3 Certified Solution provider, complete steps 1 through 5

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One Sage ERP X3 Certified Development Professional on staff

Submit the Sage ERP X3 Certified Development Professional Program application to Sage

Remit program training fees

Attend courses as required and pass assessments

Maintain Sage ERP X3 Certified Development Professional status and pay annual renewal fees

Costs: $3,000 first year (training and manuals)

Sage ERP X3 Certified Development Professional

Software, tools and support resources

Sign the Sage ISV License and Support agreement

Purchase and maintain a Sage ERP X3 Advanced Development Care Plan

Costs: $5,000 per year

Sage ERP X3 Advanced Development Care plans

Solutions tested and certified by Sage

Submit the Sage ERP X3 Certified Solution program application to Sage

Remit annual fee

Sign the Sage Certified Solution agreement

Pass certification testing

Maintain one Sage ERP X3 Certified Development Professional on staff

Maintain Sage ERP X3 Development Care plan

Maintain version compliance against the latest version release of Sage ERP X3

Costs: $8,500 per year

Sage ERP X3 Certified Solutions

Get your solution listed on our Sage price lists and website

You provide us with the details about your product, including pricing and sales enablement collateral

We equip you with a marketing kit, a Sage ERP X3 Certified Solution logo, SEO and SEM optimization best practice recommendations, a press release template, an email template and website copy

We promote your solutions with e-newsletter announcements, email blasts, social media reach activities, SEO activities – and more

Sage price lists and website

Market your solutions with us

Remember to maintain version compliance to Sage product versions

And recertify as needed when new version releases are made available by Sage

We promote your solutions to our Sage ERP X3 channel partners and sales teams, installed base end users, and new prospect customers

Exhibit at Sage Summit, our premier customer and partner event in North America

Conduct joint sales activities with us and our channel partners

Maintain proactive marketing plans and efforts with us

… and expand your business!

Sage customers

If you’d like to join, or find out more about what the Sage ERP X3 Certified Solution program can do for your business, contact us at isvnetwork@sage.com or visit our website www.sageerpx3.com for more details.

For existing Sage ERP X3 developers: We encourage you to become familiar with the new programs as soon as possible.

We welcome you to apply to the Sage ERP X3 Certified Solution program before your annual program subscriptions expires.

Contact us and we will work with you to transition to our new programs!

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